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‘Most big repairs start out as small repairs’
MOSES LAKE — When Uziel Ortega launched Steadfast Home Services earlier this year, he wasn't sure whether the phon…
Global shares steady but virus concerns keep buying in check
LONDON (AP) — Global shares recovered their poise Friday though continuing concerns about the economic impact of the virus outbreak that began in China kept market gains in check.
Tesla prices its second offering of stock at $767 apiece
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Tesla priced its second offering of stock at $767 apiece Friday.
RBS changes name to NatWest in bid to shed legacy of bailout
LONDON (AP) — The majority state-owned U.K. bank RBS announced a name change on Friday as it tries to leave behind its near-collapse during the 2008 financial crisis.
German economy stagnates in sign of Europe's difficulties
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Growth ground to a halt at the end of the year in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, as manufacturing remained in a slump and exports fell, official figures showed Friday.
Renault sales and earnings drop in tough market
PARIS (AP) — France's Renault saw its sales and earnings drop last year and says 2020 will be tough due to the need for investment in new technologies just as the market is shrinking.
How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
Major stock indexes closed with modest losses Thursday after a wobbly day of trading on Wall Street that snapped a three-day streak of all-time highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
Virus outbreak blamed for forecast fall in oil demand
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The International Energy Agency expects demand for oil to fall in the first quarter as a result of the virus outbreak that emanated in China. Any fall would represent the first quarterly d…
Justice Department adds new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei, accusing company in plot to steal trade secrets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department adds new charges against Chinese tech giant Huawei, accusing company in plot to steal trade secrets.
India keeps lid on Kashmir's internet 6 months into lockdown
NEW DELHI (AP) — Six months after India's government stripped restive Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and enforced a total communications blackout, it is heralding the restoration of limited, slow-speed internet as a …
Part of the ceiling collapses at Atlanta airport restaurant
ATLANTA (AP) — Part of a restaurant ceiling collapsed inside Atlanta's airport Thursday, leaving a large chunk of it draped over countertops in the dining area. One person was taken to a hospital, and a second pers…
South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects
PALOCH, South Sudan (AP) — The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals including mercury, mang…
Trump Fed nominee Shelton faces skepticism at Senate hearing
WASHINGTON (AP) — One of President Donald Trump's nominees for the Federal Reserve came under sharp questioning Thursday from senators over her unorthodox economic views, including from two Republicans whose doubts…
Virus renews safety concerns about slaughtering wild animals
BEIJING (AP) — China cracked down on the sale of exotic species after an outbreak of a new virus in 2002 was linked to markets selling live animals. The germ turned out to be a coronavirus that caused SARS.
Trump's story about veteran's comeback was not quite true
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Rankins, a formerly homeless, drug-addicted Army veteran, got a standing ovation at the State of the Union after President Donald Trump described how he turned his life around thanks to a const…
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